About the Artist
Interdisciplinary Artist, Art Historian, Educator
Mari Skarp-Bogli is an artist and art historian living and working in New England. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and teaches at several local colleges and universities.
In and Of the Land
In this most recent collection, the artist reimagines the landscape as both subject and material. Through a minimalist approach, each work distills nature into its essential forms—horizons, textures, and muted tonalities—while incorporating elements sourced directly from the land. Earth pigments, soil, and organic fibers are layered into the surface, transforming the artwork into a physical extension of the environment it reflects. These pieces invite viewers into a space of quiet contemplation, where simplicity reveals complexity and materiality speaks of permanence and impermanence. The work is not only about observing nature but engaging with it—honoring its cycles, its fragility, and its enduring presence. In doing so, the artist creates a dialogue between place and perception, grounding abstraction in the tangible reality of the landscape.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2026 – In and Of the Land, CT State Northwestern Community College, Winsted, CT
2014 – Architecture of a Memory, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT
2013 – Synaptic Plasticity, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
2011 – De-Materialization, Archeology of the Memory Corridors, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
2009 – The Process of Remembering, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
2000 – Mind Entry, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
1998 – Portrait of an Artist, Harwinton Public Library, Harwinton, CT
Group
2024 – Pathways; Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Faculty Exhibition, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
2022 – Seeing Light & Color, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
Turning Art, Artist Partner Contract, Boston, MA
2021 – 50th Anniversary Artist Invitational, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Vessel: Revisioning the Receptacle, Invitational, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE
2020 – Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Seeing the Unseeable Juried Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
2019 – Reused & Recycled Juried Exhibition, Site : Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Art Heist, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
52nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Down and Dirty, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Shifting Parameters, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2018 – Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Faculty Exhibition, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
2017 – Art Contest, Malamegi Lab.7, Villanova di San Daniele del Friuli, Italy
Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2016 – Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2015 – Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2014 – Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2013 – An Evening With Ann Temkin, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2012 – Summer Artists Showcase, ARTSPACE-Torrington, CT
Member/Guest Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
2011 – Nature’s Influence, Two-Person Exhibition, The White Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Places of Memory, Two-Person Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
2011 – Word Art Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
2010 – 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
50th Anniversary Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Exquisite Corpse, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Thesis Exhibition, ICA, Portland, ME
Tree of Life, Public Sculpture Commission, Philadelphia, PA
2009 – MFA Post Summer Intensive Exhibition, Portland, ME
Current Exhibit, The White Gallery, Lakeville, CT
49th National Juried Show, Academic Arts Association” Springfield, MA
Nature Environment Juxtapositions, Downtown Gallery, New Britain, CT
Member/Guest Winter Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
2008 – Holiday Show, The White Gallery, Lakeville, CT
Members Juried Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
MFA Summer Retrospective, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Current Exhibit, The White Gallery, Lakeville, CT
41st Annual Juried Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
48th Anniversary Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Indoor-Outdoor Sculpture Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Interpretations and Inspirations, Juried Show FVAC, Avon, CT
Annual Juried Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
Young Talent Show, National Juried Show, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT
2007 – Member/Guest Sculpture Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Transformations, National Juried Show, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT
Annual Juried Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
40th Annual Open Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Perspectives, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT
2005 – Passages, CCSU Student Show, New Britain, CT
2004 – Annual Juried Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
BFA Student Show, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2003 – Goldfarb Juried Exhibition, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
2000 – NCCC Student Show, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
1999 – NCCC Student Show, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
CURATORIAL
2013–2014 Assistant Curator, Staff Member, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
Emerging Artist Show, Five Points Gallery
Building Brushwork, Student Exhibition, Tunxis Community College
2012 – 2013 Founding Staff Member for ARTSPACE-Torrington, CT
2008 – 2012 Gallery on the Green Staff Member-Canton, CT
AWARDS
2022 – Professional Development Award, University of Hartford
2021 – Professional Development Award, Hartford Art School
2018 – Artist Fellowship Grant, Connecticut Office of the Arts
Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Hartford
2010 – 43rd Annual Juried Show, Canton Gallery on the Green, Sculpture Award
2009 – Albert K. Murray, Fine Arts Educational Grant
Council of American Artist Societies, Excellence in Sculpture
2008 – 42st Annual Juried Show, Canton Gallery on the Green, Peg Douglas Memorial Award
Artwell Juried Show, Jerry’s ArtaRama Award
2007 – Artwell Gallery, Show for a Show, ALL Gallery Contract
40th Annual Juried Show, Canton Gallery on the Green, Best in Show
2004 – Walter Hodes Memorial Award, Hartford Art School
2003 – Goldfarb Juried Exhibition, Hartford Art School, Honorable Mention
PUBLICATIONS & INCLUSIONS
2018 – Meaning and Linguistic Variation, Penny Eckert, Cambridge University Publishing
2012 – Sixth International Encaustic Conference, Provincetown, MA. Work presented and discussed by Nancy Natale
2010 – Memory and Being, An Essay Discussing the Relationship Between Memory, Object, Identity and the Artist, written by Mari Skarp, Lulu Publishing
INSTRUCTION
2013 – Present University of Hartford, Hartford Art School, West Hartford Connecticut
Aspects of Art, Honors: Aspects of Art
Online Aspects of Art, Foundations: Issues in Art Making
2013 – Present Tunxis Community College, Farmington Connecticut
Drawing I, Painting I, II
Three-Dimensional Design
Art History I, II, III
Contemporary Art in the USA, Art Appreciation
2013 – 2019 Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury Connecticut
Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design
Art History I, Art Department Course Assessment Committee
2018 – Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted Connecticut
Art Department Advisory Board Member
2014 – 2016 University of Hartford, Hillyer College, West Hartford Connecticut
Introduction to Fine Arts I, Introduction to Fine Arts II
2011 – 2012 Community College of Rhode Island, Providence, Lincoln Rhode Island
Introduction to Sculpture, Introduction to Visual Arts
2009 – Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted Connecticut
Visiting Artist & Lecturer, Advanced Topics Course
2009 – Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Guest Critic, Summer Pre-College Program
EDUCATION
2020 – Laura Johnson Leaders Program, West Hartford, CT
2018 – Cornell University Online, Ithaca, NY – Certificate of Women in Leadership
2010 – Maine College of Art, Portland ME – MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Arts
2006 – University of Hartford, West Hartford CT – Certificate in Art History
2004 – University of Hartford, West Hartford CT – BFA in Painting, BFA in Sculpture
